Benefits & Support
Public benefits, allowances and support programs.
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Learn how to apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), who may qualify, the $2,000/$3,000 resource limits, documents to prepare and why filing promptly matters.
Apply through your state for a Medicare Savings Program that may help pay Medicare Part A or Part B premiums and, for QMB, Medicare cost-sharing.
Eligible wartime Veterans with limited income and net worth may apply for tax-free VA Veterans Pension payments online or with VA Form 21P-527EZ.
Apply for Social Security retirement benefits online, by phone or through an SSA office. Check when to apply, eligibility, documents, direct deposit and work rules.
File an original VA disability compensation claim for a physical or mental condition connected to military service, including the evidence, Form 21-526EZ, filing routes, deadlines and what happens next.
You may qualify for an 8-month Medicare Part B Special Enrollment Period after current-employment group health coverage or the employment supporting it ends.
Apply for FEMA Individual Assistance after a federally declared disaster, including deadlines, insurance rules, documents, inspections and appeals.
Apply for Social Security survivor benefits as an eligible spouse, former spouse, child or dependent parent after a worker dies.
Use a Special Enrollment Period to get Marketplace health insurance after losing qualifying job-based, family, individual, Medicaid or CHIP coverage.